September 2020

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I have seen this circus before

Sep 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on I have seen this circus before

DEAR EDITOR, I am not sure why the governments de jure believe that the Guyanese people are interested in malfeasance committed by public officials. Matter of fact this newspaper still has on its...

From handshake to bear hug to stranglehold

Sep 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on From handshake to bear hug to stranglehold

DEAR EDITOR, I am delighted that American Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Ms. Sarah Ann Lynch, has graced the media with her distinguished presence and mellifluous words. While I...

Some worrying developments

Sep 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Some worrying developments

DEAR EDITOR, On Tuesday, September 22, 2020, I wrote a letter, in which I made two salient points. First, I referred to the apparent blockade of my letters by Guyana Times, in particular. Second, I...

A bad idea

Sep 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on A bad idea

DEAR EDITOR, In response to Ryan Khan’s proposal of a Government funded dormitory at QC, I think it is a bad idea. Firstly, there will have to be two dorms one for boys and one for girls with a lot...

Guyana Prison Service – Let the citizens know who’s running the Show

Sep 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Guyana Prison Service – Let the citizens know who’s running the Show

DEAR EDITOR, So much has gone wrong —For Far Too Long The way in which societies treat individuals who have been deprived of their liberty is a litmus test of commitment to human rights. A wide...

Some Members of Parliament are trying to shift blame

Sep 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Some Members of Parliament are trying to shift blame

DEAR EDITOR, The 2020 Budget debate and the considerations of the budget allocations for the various Ministries really are a compendium of public malfeasance in office by Ministers of the previous...

Inconvenient truths bring the collateral damage of existential menace

Sep 25, 2020 KNews Letters Comments Off on Inconvenient truths bring the collateral damage of existential menace

DEAR EDITOR, The words coming down to me from the concerned are blunt: be careful. Subtle, too: be aware. And watch your back. I ask myself why, since I heard so much from good Guyanese about...

Lands and Survey boss, Trevor Benn, bought $25M Prado for $2.5M from his own workplace

Sep 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Lands and Survey boss, Trevor Benn, bought $25M Prado for $2.5M from his own workplace

Three days before elections… Leading up to the March 2nd elections, there were a flurry of transactions involving state properties. In addition to questionable land deals at Ogle, there is one...

How involved is the Government of Guyana in the capital costs associated with oil projects? – OGGN

Sep 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on How involved is the Government of Guyana in the capital costs associated with oil projects? – OGGN

Stabroek Block field development costs estimated at US$60B… The Irfaan Ali administration has inherited an industry of billions in capital costs, where oil is concerned. Recent estimates place the...

CJIA’s Chinese contractor illegally used equipment for MovieTowne construction

Sep 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on CJIA’s Chinese contractor illegally used equipment for MovieTowne construction

Breach of duty-free concessions… In 2011, China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) was awarded a US$150M contract to build Guyana a bigger, modernized airport. It would have included a longer...

$609M bailout for Civil Aviation due to COVID-19

Sep 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on $609M bailout for Civil Aviation due to COVID-19

With the adverse effects of the novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) on the local economy, the Guyana Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) has received a $609 million bailout in the 2020 National Budget. This...

Guyana can make hundreds of million$ from studying oil block data

Sep 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana can make hundreds of million$ from studying oil block data

You’ve heard that Guyana can make a killing from producing oil. That’s true. However, even before oil is produced in a block, Guyana can make hundreds of millions; sometimes even billions of...

G$134M to complete “badly mismanaged” US$31M Sherriff/ Mandela road expansion project

Sep 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on G$134M to complete “badly mismanaged” US$31M Sherriff/ Mandela road expansion project

The previous A Partnership For National Unity + Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC) administration had expended millions on the Sherriff/ Mandela Road Expansion Project but despite this, the project is...

President Ali, others pay final respects to murdered Berbice teen, Haresh Singh

Sep 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on President Ali, others pay final respects to murdered Berbice teen, Haresh Singh

By Malisa Playter-Harry Just four days after two teenage boys, Joel and Isaiah Henry, were found murdered in the Cotton Tree backdam, Haresh Singh, another teenager who resided at Number 3 Village,...

Linden nurses protest for COVID-19 risk allowance, other issues

Sep 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Linden nurses protest for COVID-19 risk allowance, other issues

Nurses at the Linden Hospital Complex in Region 10 staged a protest yesterday calling for risk allowance to be included in their pay packages in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The nurses who took to...

New data shows COVID-19 aerosol could spread disease – Health Minister

Sep 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on New data shows COVID-19 aerosol could spread disease – Health Minister

– pleads with nation to also wear face mask in enclosed spaces Health Minister, Dr. Frank Anthony is reinforcing the need for citizens to wear face masks in an enclosed environment to safeguard...

Small steps could lead to a giant leap

Sep 24, 2020 KNews Dem Boys Seh, Features / Columnists Comments Off on Small steps could lead to a giant leap

Dem Boys Seh… Dem boys please dat Prezzie went to the Cheddi Jagan International Airport and examine de wuk wah bin doing deh over the years. It did seem as if nobody was listening to de...

Testing does not provide protection against the coronavirus

Sep 24, 2020 KNews Features / Columnists, Peeping Tom Comments Off on Testing does not provide protection against the coronavirus

The total number of coronavirus cases in Guyana stood at 2, 535 on Wednesday of which there are almost more than 1,000 active cases nationwide. Region Four, the country’s largest Region, has the...

Security Service supervisor caught shoplifting at Giftland Mall

Sep 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Security Service supervisor caught shoplifting at Giftland Mall

– says stolen item was a gift for his cousin A security supervisor attached to a private security firm was caught yesterday attempting to shoplift from a store within the Giftland Mall. A...

Man, who was arrested for Berbice teens’ murder, insists “we don’t know anything”

Sep 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Man, who was arrested for Berbice teens’ murder, insists “we don’t know anything”

As investigators continue to probe the deaths of Isaiah and Joel Henry, whose butchered bodies were found in the backdam of Cotton Tree Village, West Coast Berbice, the grandfather of murdered Haresh...

Fire destroys Kumaka couple’s home

Sep 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Fire destroys Kumaka couple’s home

The home of an elderly couple was yesterday completely destroyed by fire. The conflagration occurred just minutes after a loud explosion was heard from inside the house. Without a place to live are...

Guyana records two more COVID-19 deaths

Sep 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Guyana records two more COVID-19 deaths

The Ministry of Health yesterday announced two more COVID-19 fatalities, taking the death toll to 71. The deaths are of a 70-year-old female from Demerara-Mahaica (Region 4), who died while receiving...

Inmate escapes from burnt section of Lusignan Prison

Sep 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Inmate escapes from burnt section of Lusignan Prison

An inmate of the Lusignan Prison is now on the run after he escaped yesterday from a burnt section of the facility where he was being held for his own safety. According to Director of Prisons,...

Petroleum task force to explore gas to shore

Sep 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Petroleum task force to explore gas to shore

Minister of Natural Resources, Vickram Bharrat, says a petroleum task force will soon be set up and will explore the possibilities of bringing natural gas to shore as the administration advances its...

Aurora Gold denies bringing in scores of Chinese workers; ditching local contractors

Sep 24, 2020 KNews News Comments Off on Aurora Gold denies bringing in scores of Chinese workers; ditching local contractors

The new management of Guyana’s biggest gold mining operations has denied that it is bringing in more than 200 Chinese workers. The company also denied it has sidelined locals and will be utilizing...

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No more plundering, no more exploitation

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(Kaieteur News) – Rev. Jim Jones, who led more than 900 Americans to their deaths in a mass murder-suicide in Guyana in 1978, had a sign behind his throne that read: “Those who cannot remember the past, are condemned to repeat it.” That warning is particularly relevant to Guyana today. We...

Haiti: When the Promise of a Haitian-Led Solution Begins to Fade

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By Sir Ronald Sanders (Kaieteur News) – Who speaks for Haiti? It is a question the international community can no longer avoid. For years, governments and international organisations have insisted that the country’s deepening crisis must have a “Haitian-led solution”. The principle is...

MV Barima COI in ICU

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Hard truths… (Kaieteur News) – I want to give the MV Barima Commission of Inquiry (COI) the space of grace. How can I (any Guyanese)? Check its origins. Revisit some of its personnel. Chair Smith said that the COI will follow the evidence to hell and back. It’s hoped that he...

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